Aerosol container and closure cap unit therefor

ABSTRACT

An aerosol container and closure cap unit therefor are provided for closing an aerosol container and operating the valvecontrolled aerosol-conducting and discharge nozzle member of an aerosol container, and includes means for actuating the valvecontrolled aerosol-conducting and discharge nozzle member and the valve means therefor; a generally cylindrical closure cap housing mounted on the top wall of the generally cylindrical body of the said aerosol container, and including a top wall and a depending generally annular sidewall; manually operable control means movably mounted in the generally cylindrical closure cap housing for moving the said actuating means into engagement with the said valve-controlled aerosol-conducting and discharge nozzle member including a first manually operable control means mounted at one point on the wall of the closure cap housing, and a second manually operable control means mounted at another point on the wall of the closure cap housing. The valve-controlled aerosolconducting and discharge nozzle member is moved into engagement with the valve means therefor to open the latter by simultaneously manipulating both of the manually operable control means and the valve-controlled aerosol-conducting and discharge nozzle member cannot be operated without operating both of such manually operable control means simultaneously. The construction and arrangement of the closure cap unit are such that the valvecontrolled aerosol-conducting and discharge nozzle member cannot be manipulated into open or discharge position by small children since it has been found that small children cannot operate simultaneously both of the manually operable control means as is required for manipulating the actuating means for the valvecontrolled aerosol-conducting and discharge nozzle member into effective or discharge position.

United States Patent [72] Inventors August J. Durso 1604 BlackthornDrive, Glenview, Ill. 60025; Frank C. Maurer, Skoltie; John F. McEnery,Niles; George A. Panczyszyn,

[54] AEROSOL CONTAINER AND CLOSURE CAP UNIT THEREFOR 12 Claims, 8Drawing Figs.

[52] US. Cl 222/182, 222/402.1 l, ZZZ/402.13, ZZZ/402.15

[51] Int. Cl 865d 83/4 [50] Field of Search 222/402.1, 402.11, 402.12,402.13, 402.15, 182

[56] References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,954,904 10/l960 PotoczkyZZZ/402.1 1 3,252,626 5/1966 Belka 222/402.ll 3,272,390 9/1966Horwitt..... ZZZ/402.1 l X 3,323,690 6/1967 Monahon ZZZ/402.13

Primary Examiner- Robert B. Reeves Assistant Examiner-Thomas E. KocovskyAttorney-Charles B. Cannon housing for moving the said actuating meansinto engagement with the said valve-controlled aerosol-conducting anddischarge nozzle member including a first manually operable controlmeans mounted at one point on the wall of the closure cap housing, and asecond manually operable control means mounted at another point on thewall of the closure cap housing. The valve-controlled aerosol-conductingand discharge nozzle member is moved into engagement with the valvemeans therefor to open the latter by simultaneously manipulating both ofthe manually operable control means and the valve-controlledaerosol-conducting and discharge nozzle member cannot be operatedwithout operating both of such manually operable control meanssimultaneously. The construction and arrangement of the closure cap unitare such that the valve-controlled aerosol-conducting and dischargenozzle member cannot be manipulated into open or discharge position bysmall children since it has been found that small children cannotoperate simultaneously both of the manually operable control means as isrequired for manipulating the actuating means for the valve-controlledaerosol-conducting and discharge nozzle member into effective ordischarge position.

PATENTED SEP28 l9?! 3:608 7 8 5 sum 2 OF 2 M/ VENTORS AUGUSTJ. ounsoFRANK c. M RER JOHN E MCENER .1 GEORGE 4. PA NCZXSZYN AEROSOL CONTAINERAND CLOSURE CAP UNIT THEREFOR OBJECTS An object of the invention is toprovide a new and improved aerosol container and safety closure cap unittherefor which cannot be opened by small children.

Another object of the invention is to provide a new and improved safetyclosure cap unit for aerosol containers which includes means foractuating the aerosol-conducting and discharge nonle valve means of theaerosol container; manually operable control means including a firstmanually operable control means movably mounted at one point on the wallof the safety closure cap housing for moving the actuating means for thevalve-controlled aerosol-conducting and discharge nozzle member intoposition to be moved into engagement with the valve-controlledaerosol-conducting and discharge nozzle member; and a second manuallyoperable control means movably mounted at another point on the wall ofthe said closure cap housing and coacting with the said first manuallyoperable control means for moving the said actuating means intoengagement with the said valve-controlled aerosol-conducting anddischarge nozzle member when the said first manually operable controlmeans is moved into position to be engaged with the aerosol-conductingand discharge nozzle member.

Another object of the invention is to provide a new and improved safetyclosure cap unit which may readily be adapted to aerosol containers ofvarious types and sizes.

DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS FIG. I is a perspective view of an aerosolcontainer and a safety closure cap unit therefor embodying the presentinvention;

FIG. 2 is an enlarged view on line 22 in FIG. 1, partly in section andpartly in elevation, showing the parts of the new safety closure capunit in their normal position;

FIG. 3 is an enlarged view, similar to FIG. 2, but showing the actuatingmeans for the valve-controlled aerosol-conducting and discharge nozzleand the first manually operable control means moved into position aboveand in registration with the aerosol-conducting and discharge nozzlemember, and into position for the said actuating means to be moved intoengagement with the said aerosol-conducting and discharge nozzle memberby the second manually operable control means;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged view, similar to FIG. 3, but showing theactivating means for the valve-controlled aerosol-conducting anddischarge nozzle member moved by the first and the second manuallyoperable control means into engagement with the said valve-controlledaerosol-conducting and discharge noule member;

FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view showing the parts embodied in thenew aerosol container and safety closure cap unit therefor;

FIG. 6 is an enlarged central vertical sectional view on line 66 in FIG. 2;

FIG. 7 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional plan view on line 7--7 inFIG. 2 showing the mounting of one of the first manually operablecontrol members in the sidewall of the closure cap housing; and

FIG. 8 is a fragmentary view of an aerosol container showing, in centralvertical section, the closure cap housing thereon with thevalve-actuating means removed.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION A preferred embodiment of the new aerosol containerand safety closure cap unit therefor is illustrated in the drawings,where it is generally indicated at 10, and embodies a generallycylindrical aerosol container 11 of conventional design, which includesa top wall portion 12 having an annular mounting groove 13 providedtherein. The new aerosol safety closure cap unit is generally'indicatedat 14, and includes a generally cylindrical closure cap housing 15 whichis preferably molded of a single unitary body of rubber or othersuitable synthetic plastic resinous material, and includes a top wall I6and a vertically extending generally cylindrical or annular-shaped sidewall 17 having a lower end portion 18 which is adapted to befrictionally fitted into the annular mounting groove 13 in the top wallportion 12 of the aerosol container 11 so as to removably mount theclosure cap housing unit 14 thereon, as is well understood in the art.

The aerosol container 11 includes aerosol nozzle valve means, generallyindicated at 19, and which is of conventional design, and includes atubular valve member 20 which is movably mounted centrally in the topwall 12 of the aerosol container 1 l, and has a centrally arrangedpassage 21 therein (FIG. 6). The aerosol container 11 includes avalve-controlled aerosol-conducting and discharge nozzle, generallyindicated at 22, and which valve-controlled aerosol-conducting anddischarge nozzle 22 may be molded of rubber or synthetic plasticresinous material, or other suitable material, and includes a body 23having a depending portion 24 which has a centrally arranged verticallyextending passage 25 therein (FIG. 6). The body portion 23 of the nozzle22 has a centrally arranged horizontal passage 26 therein whichcommunicates at its inner end with the centrally arranged verticallyextending passage 25 (FIG. 6). The horizontal passage 26 has a dischargeoutlet or orifice 27 which is formed in the outer end portion 28 of thebody 23 and the outer end portion 28 of the body 23 is arranged in anopening 29 which is formed inthe sidewall 17 of the closure cap housing15. Thus, the passages 21-25-26-27 provide a nozzle outlet and dischargepassage for the flow of aerosol from the body of the aerosol container11 to the exterior of the closure cap housing 15.

The new aerosol safety container closure unit 14 includes an operatingunit, which is generally indicated at 30, and which embodies actuatingmeans for actuating the valve-controlled nozzle 22 and the operatingunit 30 also embodies manually operable control means for manuallycontrolling and manipulating the said actuating means. Thus theoperating unit 30 includes a body 46 (FIG. 5) which may be molded from asingle piece of suitable flexible, resilient material such as rubber, orflexible, resilient synthetic plastic resinous material, or the like.The body 45 of the operating unit 30 is generally U-shaped in form(FIGS. 2, 3, 4 and 5) and a transversely extending bridge portion 32which extends between the supporting arms 31 at the top of the latter.Each of the supporting arms 31 has formed integrally therewith on itsinner surface a right-angularly (in use) radially inwardly andhorizontally extending actuating member 34 for the valvecontrolledaerosol-conducting and discharge nozzle 22. Each of the supporting arms31 has formed integrally therewith on its radially (in use) outersurface a first manually operable control means for the actuating member34, and this first manually operable control means includes a pair ofmanually operable control members 35, each of which is provided with apair of vertically extending slots or keyways 36. Each of the firstmanually operable control members 35 has a lower end portion 37 whichextends below the lower end of the corresponding supporting am 31. Apair of circumferentially spaced vertically extending openings or slots38 are provided in the generally annular sidewall 17 of the closure caphousing 15 and are preferably spaced circumferentially lapart thereon.Each of these openings or slots 38 opens at its lower end onto thebottom edge 39 of the sidewall I7 of the closure cap housing 15, andeach of the openings or slots 38 is defined by a marginal edge portion45 which is formed in the sidewall 17 (FIG. 7).

The operating unit 30 embodies a second manually operable control meansfor the actuating members 34 and this second manually operable controlmeans for the actuating members 34 is in the form of a buttonlikemanually operable control member 41 which is mounted in a centrallyarranged generally annular opening 42 which is formed in the top wall 16of the closure cap housing I5. This second manually operable andbuttonlike control member 41 has a depending neck portion 43 of reduceddiameter, which provides a third and vertically extending actuatingmember for the valve-controlled aerosol-conducting and discharge nozzle22 and this third actuating member 41 projects downwardly centrally ofthe top wall 16 of the closure cap housing and is normally disposedabove and out of engagement with the first actuating members 34-34 asshown in FIG. 2.

As shown in FIGS. 2, 3, 4 and 7, each of the first manually operablecontrol members 35 has a side marginal edge portion 33 which projectslaterally beyond the marginal edge portions 45 of the openings or slots35, and each of the said first manually operable control member 35 hasan upper end portion 44 which projects above the upper end of thecorresponding vertically extending opening or slot 38 in the sidewall 17of the closure cap housing 15 so that when the second manually operablecontrol members 35-35 are moved radially inwardly, into effectiveposition, as in FIGS. 3 and 4, the marginal edge portions 33 and 44thereof engage the marginal edge portions 45 which define the openingsor slots 38 in the sidewall 17 of the closure cap housing 15.

OPERATION In the use of the new aerosol container and safety closure capunit therefor the closure cap housing 15 and the operating unit 30 maybe assembled by inserting the body 46 of the operating unit 30 into theinterior of the generally cylindrical body of the closure cap housing 15while, at the same time, engaging the marginal edge portions 45 of theopenings or slots 38 in the sidewall 17 of the closure cap housing'lS inthe keyways 36, and thereupon inserting the second manually operable andbuttonlike control member 41 through the central opening 42 in the topwall 16 of the closure cap housing 15. The entire safety closure capunit 14 may then be assembled on the top wall portion 12 of the aerosolcontainer 11 by frictionally mounting the lower marginal edge portions18 of the sidewall 17 of the safety closure housing 15 into the annularmounting groove 13 in the top wall 12 of the aerosol container l 1.

When the parts are thus assembled, the depending neck portion 43 of thesecond manually operable control member 41, and which provides the thirdactuating member for the aerosol-conducting and discharge nozzle 22, isnormally disposed centrally above the valve-controlledaerosol-conducting and discharge nozzle 22 and above the radiallyinwardly and horizontally extending actuating members 3434, and inalignment with the space therebetween, and in vertical registration withthe body 23 of the aerosol-conducting and discharge nozzle 22therebelow. Accordingly, in order to operate the valve-controlledaerosol-conducting and discharge nozzle 22, and its valve means 19-20,the user must simultaneously manually press, as with one finger, on eachof the first manually operable control members 35-35, thereby forcingthe supporting arms 31 and the radially inwardly and horizontallyextending actuating members 3434 carried thereby radially inwardlytoward each other while, at the same time, the operator must manuallypress simultaneously downwardly or inwardly, as with another finger orthe thumb, on the second manually operable control member 41 and thethird actuating member 43 attached thereto. During these twosimultaneous manual operations the actuating members 34- 34 moveradially inwardly from their normal position, as in FIG. 2, into theposition in which they are shown in FIG. 3, and as and when the secondmanually operable control member 41 and its attached third actuatingmember 43 are thus manually pressed downwardly and inwardly the thirdactuating member 43 moves downwardly into the position in which it isshown in FIG. 4. During this movement, the third actuating member 43engages the first actuating members 34-34 whereupon, as further manualpressure is applied to the second manually operable control member'41,the actuating members 34-34 engage the body 23 of the aerosol-conductingand discharge nozzle 22 and thereby urge the latter downwardly intoengagement with the nozzle valve means 19-20, thus moving the nozzlevalve means 19-20 into open position. The aerosol contents of theaerosol container 11 will then flow upwardly through the central passage21 in the tubular nozzle valve member 20, through the passage 25 in thedepending portion 24 of the body 23 of the nozzle 22, and then throughthe horizontal passage 26 therein and through the orifice 27 to theexterior of the closure cap housing unit 15.

It will be noted that when the first manually operable control members35-35 for the actuating members 3434 are disposed in their normalposition, as in FIG. 2, the bridge member 32 is disposed in a generallyhorizontal or single plane and the first manually operable controlmembers 35-35 project radially outwardly of the sidewall 17 of theclosure cap housing 15. However, when the first manually operablecontrol members 35-35 and the supporting arms 31 of the operating unit30 are manually moved radially inwardly into effective position, as inFIG. 4, and the second manually operable control member 41 and itsattached third acting member 43 are manually moved downwardly orinwardly into engagement with the first actuating members 34-34, thebridge member 32 flexes somewhat and assumes the position in which it isshown in FIG. 4.

After the simultaneous manual pressure is released from the firstmanually operable control members 35-35, and from the second manuallyoperable control member 41, the innate resiliency of the flexibleresilient bridge member 32, as it returns to its normal position, as inFIG. 2, raises the second manually operable control member 41 and thethird actuating member or neck portion 43 thereof in the central opening42 in the top wall 16 of the closure cap housing 15 while, at the sametime, the innate resiliency of the flexible, resilient bridge member 32acts, through the supporting arms 31-31, to move the first manuallyoperable control members 35-35 radially outwardly in the openings orslots 38 in the sidewall 17 of the closure cap housing 15, into theirnormal position, as in FIG. 2, thereby also moving the first actuatingmembers 34-34 radially outwardly into their normal position, as in FIG.2.

It will thus be noted that the new safety closure cap unit for anaerosol container embodies an actuating means for the valve-controlledaerosol-conducting and discharge nozzle and two manually operablecontrol means for the said actuating means which are arranged atdifferent points on the wall of the safety closure cap housing so as tonecessitate simultaneous manual operation of both the first and secondmanually operable control means to move the actuating means intoposition to engage and open the valve-controlled aerosol-conducting anddischarge nozzle for discharge of the aerosol contents of the aerosolcontainer to the atmosphere.

It will thus be seen that the new aerosol container and closure cap unittherefor provides an aerosol safety closure cap unit which is sodesigned and constructed that young children cannot manipulate the firstmanually operable control means 35-35, and the second manually operablecontrol means 41 simultaneously so that the new aerosol containerclosure unit thus provides a safety closure cap unit for aerosolcontainers which is tamperproof against opening by small children butmay be readily operated by adults.

It will thus be seen from the foregoing description, considered in thelight of the accompanying drawings, that the present invention providesa new and improved aerosol container and safety closure cap unittherefor embodying the desirable advantages and characteristics andaccomplishing its intended objects including those hereinbefore pointedout and others which are inherent in the invention.

We claim:

1. An aerosol container and closure'cap unit therefor comprising a. anaerosol container including 1. a generally cylindrical container bodyhaving a. an upperend portion;

b. 2. aerosol-conducting and discharge nozzle in the said upper endportion of the said container body;

c. valve means in the said upper end portion of the said container bodyfor controlling the discharge of aerosol from the said container bodythrough the said nozzle to the exterior of the said container body;

d. a closure cap unit including 2. a generally cylindrical closure caphousing mounted on the said upper end portion of the said containerbody; and including a. a generally annular sidewall; and b. a top wall;

. actuating means movably mounted in the said closure cap housing abovethe said nozzle and manually movable radially inwardly relative to thesaid generally annular sidewall of the said closure cap housing from aposition radially outwardly of the said valve means into a position toengage the said valve means;

5. a second manually operable control member movably mounted on the saidtop wall of the said closure cap housing and manually movablelongitudinally inwardly of the longitudinal axis of the said closure caphousing 5 into engagement with the said actuating means so as to movethe said actuating means into engagement with the said valve means whenthe said first manually operable control means is manually movedradially inwardly and is manuallyheld in radially inwardly extendedposition against the force of the innate resiliency of the saidflexible, resilient supporting means for the said actuating means.

3. An aerosol container and closure cap unit therefor as defined inclaim 2, in which the said actuating means includes a. a pair ofactuating members movably mounted in spaced relationship in the saidclosure cap housing and movable radially inwardly toward each other intoa position above and in registry with the said valve means; and in whichthe 3. operating means for the said actuating means including saidclosure cap unit includes a. a first manually operable control meansmounted on b. a pair of the said first manually operable control meansthe said generally annular sidewall of the said closure mounted atcircumferentially spaced points on the said cap housing for moving thesaid actuating means sidewall of the said closure cap housing for movingthe radially inwardly relative to the said generally annusaid operatingmeans radially inwardly against the force lar sidewall of the saidclosure cap housing into posiof the innate resiliency of the saidflexible, resilient suption to engage the said valve means; and portingmeans into a position to move the said pair of acb. a second manuallyoperable control means movably tuating members radially inwardly intoregistry with the mounted on the said top wall of the said closure capsaid valve means; and in which housing and manually movablelongitudinally inc. the said second manually operable control member iswardly of the said closure cap housing relative to the manually movablelongitudinally inwardly of the longitusaid longitudinal axis thereofinto engagement with dinal axis of the said closure cap housing intoengagement the said actuating means so as to move the said acwith thesaid pair of actuating members so as to move the tuating means intoengagement with the said valve said pair of actuating members intoengagement with the means when the said first manually operable controlsaid valve means when the said pair of first manually means is manuallymoved radially inwardly relative operable control members are manuallymoved radially to the said generally annular sidewall of the saidcloinwardly and are manually held in radially inwardly exsure caphousing and the said closure cap housing tended position against theforce of the innate resiliency and the said first manually operablecontrol means is of the said flexible resilient supporting means for thesaid manually held in radially inwardly extended position. actuatingmembers. 2. An aerosol container and closure cap unit therefor com- 4.An aerosol container and closure cap unit therefor comprising a. anaerosol container including prising a. an aerosol container including 1.a container body having a. a n upper end portion;

. an aerosol-conducting and discharge nozzle in the said upper endportion of the said container body;

. valve means in the said upper end portion of the said aerosolcontainer body for controlling the discharge of aerosol from the saidaerosol container body through the said nozzle to the exterior of thesaid container body;

. a closure cap unit including 2. a generally cylindrical closure caphousing mounted on the said upper end portion of the said aerosolcontainer body; and including a. a generally annular sidewall; and b. atop wall;

2. actuating means movably mounted in the said closure cap housing abovethe said nozzle and movable radially inwardly relative to the saidgenerally annular sidewall of the said closure cap housing from aposition radially outwardly of the said valve means into a position inregistry with and above the said valve means;

. operating means for the said actuating means including a. flexible,resilient supporting means for the said actuating means normally urgingthe said actuating means radially outwardly in the said closure caphousing into a position radially outwardly of and out of registry withthe said valve means.

. a first manually operable control means mounted o the said sidewall ofthe said closure cap housing for moving the said operating meansradially inwardly against the force of the innate resiliency of the saidflexible, resilient supporting means into a position to move the saidactuating means radially inwardly into registry with the said valvemeans; and

l. a container body having a. an upper end portion; anaerosol-conducting and discharge nozzle in the upper end portion of saidcontainer body; c. valve means in the said upper end portion of the saidaerosol container body and below and in communication with the saidaerosol-conducting and discharge nozzle for controlling the discharge ofan aerosol from the said aerosol container body through the said nozzleto the exterior of the said container body; a closure cap unitincluding 1. a closure cap housing mounted on the said upper end portionof the said aerosol container body; and including e. actuating means inthe said closure cap housing above the said nozzle and movable radiallyinwardly relative to the said closure cap housing for actuating the saidnozzle and the said nozzle valve means; a first manually operablecontrol means for the said actuating means including 1. a first manuallyoperable control member movably mounted at one point on the saidsidewall of the said closure cap housing and movable radially inwardlyrelative to the said sidewall of the said closure cap housing formanipulating the said actuating means radially inwardly relative to thesaid closure cap housing into position above and in axial alignment withthe said nozzle and the said nozzle valve means; and a second manuallyoperable control means including 1. a second manually operable controlmember movably mounted on the said top wall of the said closure caphousing and manually movable simultaneously with the said first manuallyoperable control member for moving the said actuating means downwardlyinto engagement with the said nozzle and for moving the said nozzle intoengagement with the said nozzle valve means to open the said nozzle andthe said nozzle valve means d. valve-controlled aerosol-conducting anddischarge means carried by the said generally cylindrical body of thesaid aerosol container for conducting the aerosol contents of the saidaerosol container to the said discharge outlet;

therefor for discharge of the said aerosol from the said .Sa d closurecap unit including aerosol container body through the said nozzle to thl. for actuating the said valve-controlled aerosol conductexterior ofthe said aerosol container when the said first ing means into positionto conduct the aerosol content manually operable control membe i manuallmoved of the said aerosol container to the said discharge outinto and ismanually held in its radially inwardly extended position. 10 2. aplurality of simultaneously manually operable control 5. An aerosolcontainer and closure cap 7 unit therefor as means cal'l'led y the Saidc1051" e p housmg at spaced defined i lai 4, i hi h intervals thereonand simultaneously manually operaa. the said actuating means includes apair of actuating ble 8 t Said actuatmg means Into g members n disposedradially outwardly f the said ment with the said valve-controlledaerosol-conducting nozzle and of the said nozzle valve means within thesaid and ffhj g 531d Valve closure cap housing and above the said nozzleand the F f" aeroso "ctmg an 'g meahs said nozzle valve means h f and inwhich the Said into position to conduct the aerosol contents of the saidfirst manually operable control means includes container to h sa'lddlstfhalge Outlet; a pair of the said first manually operable controlmembers the Sam closure f f movably mounted in spaced relationship onthe said agenerany Qhndncal body mcludmg sidewall of the said closurecap housing for moving the z atop and l n d d, f th said pair ofactuating members radially inwardly toward $05 32]? Y at 6W3 P 8 Tom e Ieach other and into a position above and in axial alignment with thesaid nozzle and above the said nozzle for 2 5 Sald manually optfrablecomm! l for the movement of the Said pair of first actuating m emb ersby said actuating means intoengagementwlth the said valvethe said secondmanually Op rable control means :fifiggg aerosolconductmg and d'schargemeans downwardly into engagement with the said nozzle to 1 a p of firstmanuany operable comm] members move the said nozzle into engagement withthe said noz- 'movabl mounted on the said genera annular zle valve meanstherefor when the said pair of first sidewall), of the said closure phousin g circum manually operable control members are manually movedferemiany Spaced points theme and g into and alielmanuany held in theirradially mwardly ex- 2. a second manually operable control membermovably tended posmon' carried by the said top wall of the said closurecap aerqsol cfmtauier and closure cap therefor as housing andsimultaneously manually movable with the defined m (Flam m whlcl? saidpair of first manually operable control members a. the said top wallportion of the said closure cap housing for moving the Said actuatingmeans into engagement has a centrally arranged opening therem; and mwhich with the said valve aerosol-conducting and discharge b. the saidsecond manually operable control member is means.

movably mounted m the sald centrally arranged openmg 40 h. the saidgenerally cylindrical body of the said aerosol in the said top wall ofthe said closure cap housing. container having 7. An aerosol containerand closure cap unit therefor as an upper end portion; defined in Claim6, in which i. the said valve-controlled aerosol-conducting and a. thesaid pair of first manually operable control members discharge meansincluding and the Said Second manually operable control member l. anozzle valve unit mounted centrally on the said upper are formed asintegral Parts of a one'piece molded and end portion of the saidgenerally cylindrical body of the generally U-shaped operating unit forthe said closure cap said aerosol container; unit and in which the saidOperating unit is arl'anged 2. an aerosol-conducting and dischargenozzle member Within the Said closure p housingmounted centrally on thesaid upper end portion of the 8. An aerosol container and closure capunit therefor as Said generally cylindrical body fth Said aerosoldefined in claim 5 in which tainer above the said nozzle valve unit;

a. the Said P of actuating members are movably mounted j. the saidactuating means for the said valve-controlled on the inner surface ofthe said sidewall of the said closure cap housing for movement radiallyinwardly thereof aerosol-conducting and discharge means including 1. afirst actuating member attached to each one of the into a position aboveand in registration with the said nozid i f fi ll bl n- 1 members i zle;and in which the said actuating means includes wardly of the saidclosure cap housing and normally a third actuating member movablymounted in the Said projecting radially inwardly from the said sidewallof top wall of the said closure cap housing and movable the aid closurecap housing to a point radially o rdownwardly therein into engagementwith the Said P 0f wardly of the said aerosol conducting and dischargeactuating members when the said pair of actuating mem- 0 nozzle member;bers are manually moved into and held in radially in- .the said firstactuating members being manually movable wardly extended position by thesaid pair of first manually by the said pair of first manually operablecontrol memoperable control members. bers radially inwardly into aradially inwardly extended 9. An aerosol container and closure cap unittherefor composition above and in axial alignment with the said prisingaerosol-conducting and discharge nozzle member relative a. an aerosolcontainer including to the longitudinal axis of the said generallycylindrical l. a generally cylindrical body; body of the said aerosolcontainer; b. a closure cap unit including 1. the said actuating meansincluding 1. a closure cap housing attached to the said generally 1. athird actuating member attached to the said second cylindrical body ofthe said aerosol container and inmanually operable control member belowthe said top eluding a top wall portion; wall of the said closure caphousing and in axial alignc. the said aerosol container having ment withthe said aerosol-conducting and discharge 1. a discharge outlet for thedischarge of the aerosol connozzle member relative to the longitudinalaxis of the tents thereof to the exterior of the said aerosolconsaid'generally cylindrical body of the said aerosol container;tainer; and

m. the said third actuating member being movable by and with the saidsecond manually operable control member in and relative to the said topwall of the said closure cap housing axially inwardly and downwardlyinto engagement with the said first actuating members when the saidfirst actuating members are disposed in radially inwardly extendedposition so as to move the said first actuating members into engagementwith the said aerosol-conducting and discharge noule member.

10. An aerosol container and closure cap unit therefor comprising a. anaerosol container including 1. a generally cylindrical body including a.a top wall;

b. aerosol valve means mounted centrally in the said top wall of thesaid generally cylindrical body;

c. a closure cap unit mounted on the said generally cylindrical body ofthe said aerosol container and including 1. a housing having a. a topwall; and

b. a generally annular sidewall depending from the said top wall andhaving therein 1 a discharge outlet opening; and 2. a pair ofcircumferentially spaced openings;

d. a valve-controlled aerosol-conducting and discharge nozzle membermounted upon and controlled by the said aerosol valve means and havingI. an aerosol-conducting and discharge passage therein,

and the said aerosol-conducting and discharge passage having 2. an innerend portion in communication with the said aerosol valve means, and 3.having communication at its outer end with the said discharge outletopening; the said closure cap unit including e. actuating means movablymounted in the said closure cap housing for actuating the saidvalve-controlled aerosolconducting and discharge nozzle member and thesaid aerosol valve means therefor;

f. a first manually operable control means for the said actuating meansincluding l. a pair of first manually operable control members eachmovably mounted in one of the said circumferentially spaced openings inthe said generally annular sidewall of the said closure cap housing; and

g. a second manually operable control member movably mounted in the saidtop wall of the said closure cap housing and simultaneously manuallymovable with the said pair of first operable control members for movingthe said actuating means;

h. the said top wall of the said closure cap housing having therein 1. acentrally arranged opening;

i. the said second manually operable control member being movablymounted in the said centrally arranged opening in the said top wall ofthe said closure cap housing;

j. the said pair of first manually operable control members being formedas integral parts of a one-piece molded and generally U-shaped operatingunit for the said closure cap unit and being arranged with the saidclosure cap housing;

k. the said one-piece molded and generally U-shaped the same generalplane toward but having 2. radially inner end portions terminatingradially outwardly of the longitudinal axis of the said aerosolcontainer body; and

m. each of the said pair of first manually operable control membersbeing formed integrally with one of the said supporting arms on theradially outer side thereof relative to the longitudinal axis of thesaid generally annular sidewall of the said closure cap housing.

11. An aerosol container and closure cap unit therefor as defined inclaim 10, in which a. the said second manually operable control memberhas 1. a third actuating member formed integrally therewith on its innerside and arranged centrally of and extending below the said bridgemember into a position to engage the said radially inner end portions ofthe said pair of actuating members when the said second manuallyoperable control member and the said third actuating member are moveddownwardly and inwardly relative to the said top wall of the saidclosure cap housing.

12. An aerosol container and closure cap unit therefor as defined inclaim 11 in which a. the said bridge member is composed of flexible,resilient material; and in which b. the said flexible, resilient bridgemember is flexed downwardly and inwardly when the said second manuallyoperable control member is manually moved downwardly and inwardlyrelative to the said top wall of the said closure cap housing and thesaid first manually operable control members and attached supportingarms and actuating members are moved radially inwardly; and in which c.when manual pressure is released from the said first manually operablecontrol members and from the said second manually operable controlmember the flexed flexible, resilient bridge member acts, under theforce of its own innate resiliency, to return itself and the said firstmanually operable control members and attached supporting arms and thesaid first actuating members radially outwardly to their normalpositions while, at the same time, returning the said second manuallyoperable control member and attached said third actuating member totheir normal upwardly extended or raised position relative to the saidtop wall of the said closure cap housing.

1. An aerosol container and closure cap unit therefor comprising a. anaerosol container including
 1. a generally cylindrical container bodyhaving a. an upper end portion; b. an aerosol-conducting and dischargenozzle in the said upper end portion of the said container body; c.valve means in the said upper end portion of the said container body forcontrolling the discharge of aerosol from the said container bodythrough the said nozzle to the exterior of the said container body; d. aclosure cap unit including
 1. a generally cylindrical closure caphousing mounted on the said upper end portion of the said containerbody; and including a. a generally annular sidewall; and b. a top wall;2. actuating means movably mounted in the said closure cap housing abovethe said nozzle and manually movable radially inwardly relative to thesaid generally annular sidewall of the said closure cap housing from aposition radially outwardly of the said valve means into a position toengage the said valve means;
 3. operating means for the said actuatingmeans including a. a first manually operable control means mounted onthe said generally annular sidewall of the said closure cap housing formoving the said actuating means radially inwardly relative to the saidgenerally annular sidewall of the said closure cap housing into positionto engage the said valve means; and b. a second manually operablecontrol means movably mounted on the Said top wall of the said closurecap housing and manually movable longitudinally inwardly of the saidclosure cap housing relative to the said longitudinal axis thereof intoengagement with the said actuating means so as to move the saidactuating means into engagement with the said valve means when the saidfirst manually operable control means is manually moved radiallyinwardly relative to the said generally annular sidewall of the saidclosure cap housing and the said closure cap housing and the said firstmanually operable control means is manually held in radially inwardlyextended position.
 2. actuating means movably mounted in the saidclosure cap housing above the said nozzle and manually movable radiallyinwardly relative to the said generally annular sidewall of the saidclosure cap housing from a position radially outwardly of the said valvemeans into a position to engage the said valve means;
 2. An aerosolcontainer and closure cap unit therefor comprising a. an aerosolcontainer including
 2. actuating means movably mounted in the saidclosure cap housing above the said nozzle and movable radially inwardlyrelative to the said generally annular sidewall of the said closure caphousing from a position radially outwardly of the said valve means intoa position in registry with and above the said valve means;
 2. aplurality of simultaneously manually operable control means carried bythe said closure cap housing at spaced intervals thereon andsimultaneously manually operable for moving the said actuating meansinto engagement with the said valve-controlled aerosol-conducting anddischarge means so as to actuate the said valve-controlledaerosol-conducting and discharge means into position to conduct theaerosol contents of the said aerosol container to the said dischargeoutlet; f. the said closure cap housing including
 2. a second manuallyoperable control member movably carried by the said top wall of the saidclosure cap housing and simultaneously manually movable with the saidpair of first manually operable control members for moving the saidactuating means into engagement with the said valve aerosol-conductingand discharge means; h. the said generally cylindrical body of the saidaerosol container having
 2. an aerosol-conducting and discharge nozzlemember mounted centrally on the said upper end portion of the saidgenerally cylindrical body of the said aerosol container above the saidnozzle valve unit; j. the said actuating means for the saidvalve-controlled aerosol-conducting and discharge means including
 2. apair of spaced supporting arms depending from the said bridge member; l.said actuating means for the said valve-controlled aerosol-conductingand discharge nozzle member including
 2. radially inner end portionsterminating radially outwardly of the longitudinal axis of the saidaerosol container body; and m. each of the said pair of first manuallyoperable control members being formed integrally with one of the saidsupporting arms on the radially outer side thereof relative to thelongitudinal axis of the said generally annular sidewall of the saidclosure cap housing.
 2. a pair of circumferentially spaced openings; d.a valve-controlled aerosol-conducting and discharge nozzle membermounted upon and controlled by the said aerosol valve means and having2. an inner end portion in communication with the said aerosol valvemeans, and
 3. having communication at its outer end with the saiddischarge outlet opening; the said closure cap unit including e.actuating means movably mounted in the said closure cap housing foractuating the said valve-controlled aerosol-conducting and dischargenozzle member and the said aerosol valve means therefor; f. a firstmanually operable control means for the said actuating means including3. An aerosol container and closure cap unit therefor as defined inclaim 2, in which the said actuating means includes a. a pair ofactuating members movably mounted in spaced relationship in the saidclosure cap housing and movable radially inwardly toward each other intoa position above and in registry with the said valve means; and in whichthe said closure cap unit includes b. a pair of the said first manuallyoperable control means mounted at circumferentially spaced points on thesaid sidewall of the said closure cap housing for moving the saidoperating means radially inwardly against the force of the innateresiliency of the said flexible, resilient supporting means into aposition to move the said pair of actuating members radially inwardlyinto registry with the said valve means; and in which c. the said secondmanually operable control member is manually movable longitudinallyinwardly of the longitudinal axis of the said closure cap housing intoengagement with the said pair of Actuating members so as to move thesaid pair of actuating members into engagement with the said valve meanswhen the said pair of first manually operable control members aremanually moved radially inwardly and are manually held in radiallyinwardly extended position against the force of the innate resiliency ofthe said flexible resilient supporting means for the said actuatingmembers.
 3. operating means for the said actuating means including a.flexible, resilient supporting means for the said actuating meansnormally urging the said actuating means radially outwardly in the saidclosure cap housing into a position radially outwardly of and out ofregistry with the said valve means.
 3. operating means for the saidactuating means including a. a first manually operable control meansmounted on the said generally annular sidewall of the said closure caphousing for moving the said actuating means radially inwardly relativeto the said generally annular sidewall of the said closure cap housinginto position to engage the said valve means; and b. a second manuallyoperable control means movably mounted on the Said top wall of the saidclosure cap housing and manually movable longitudinally inwardly of thesaid closure cap housing relative to the said longitudinal axis thereofinto engagement with the said actuating means so as to move the saidactuating means into engagement with the said valve means when the saidfirst manually operable control means is manually moved radiallyinwardly relative to the said generally annular sidewall of the saidclosure cap housing and the said closure cap housing and the said firstmanually operable control means is manually held in radially inwardlyextended position.
 4. An aerosol container and closure cap unit thereforcomprising a. an aerosol container including
 4. a first manuallyoperable control means mounted on the said sidewall of the said closurecap housing for moving the said operating means radially inwardlyagainst the force of the innate resiliency of the said flexible,resilient supporting means into a position to move the said actuatingmeans radially inwardly into registry with the said valve means; and 5.a second manually operable control member movably mounted on the saidtop wall of the said closure cap housing and manually movablelongitudinally inwardly of the longitudinal axis of the said closure caphousing into engagement with the said actuating means so as to move thesaid actuating means into engagement with the said valve means when thesaid first manually operable control means is manually moved radiallyinwardly and is manually held in radially inwardly extended positionagainst the force of the innate resiliency of the said flexible,resilient supporting means for the said actuating means.
 5. An aerosolcontainer and closure cap unit therefor as defined in claim 4, in whicha. the said actuating means includes a pair of actuating membersnormally disposed radially outwardly of the said nozzle and of the saidnozzle valve means within the said closure cap housing and above thesaid nozzle and the said nozzle valve means therefor; and in which thesaid first manually operable control means includes b. a pair of thesaid first manually operable control members movably mounted in spacedrelationship on the said sidewall of the said closure cap housing formoving the said pair of actuating members radially inwardly toward eachother and into a position above and in axial alignment with the saidnozzle and above the said nozzle for movement of the said pair of firstactuating members by the said second manually operable control meansdownwardly into engagement with the said nozzle to move the said nozzleinto engagement with the said nozzle valve means therefor when the saidpair of first manually operable control members are manually moved intoand are manually held in their radially inwardly extended position. 6.An aerosol container and closure cap unit therefor as defined in claim4, in which a. the said top wall portion of the said closure cap housinghas a centrally arranged opening therein; and in which b. the saidsecond maNually operable control member is movably mounted in the saidcentrally arranged opening in the said top wall of the said closure caphousing.
 7. An aerosol container and closure cap unit therefor asdefined in claim 6, in which a. the said pair of first manually operablecontrol members and the said second manually operable control member areformed as integral parts of a one-piece molded and generally U-shapedoperating unit for the said closure cap unit and in which the saidoperating unit is arranged within the said closure cap housing.
 8. Anaerosol container and closure cap unit therefor as defined in claim 5 inwhich a. the said pair of actuating members are movably mounted on theinner surface of the said sidewall of the said closure cap housing formovement radially inwardly thereof into a position above and inregistration with the said nozzle; and in which the said actuating meansincludes b. a third actuating member movably mounted in the said topwall of the said closure cap housing and movable downwardly therein intoengagement with the said pair of actuating members when the said pair ofactuating members are manually moved into and held in radially inwardlyextended position by the said pair of first manually operable controlmembers.
 9. An aerosol container and closure cap unit thereforcomprising a. an aerosol container including
 10. An aerosol containerand closure cap unit therefor comprising a. an aerosol containerincluding
 11. An aerosol container and closure cap unit therefor asdefined in claim 10, in which a. the said second manually operablecontrol member has
 12. An aerosol container and closure cap unittherefor as defined in claim 11 in which a. the said bridge member iscomposed of flexible, resilient material; and in which b. the saidflexible, resilient bridge member is flexed downwardly and inwardly whenthe said second manually operable control member is manually moveddownwardly and inwardly relative to the said top wall of the saidclosure cap housing and the said first manually operable control membersand attached supporting arms and actuating members are moved radiallyinwardly; and in which c. when manual pressure is released from the saidfirst manually operable control members and from the said secondmanually operable control member the then flexed flexible, resilientbridge member acts, under the force of its own innate resiliency, toreturn itself and the said first manually operable control members andattached supporting arms and the said first actuating members radiallyoutwardly to their normal positions while, at the same time, returningthe said second manually operable control member and attached said thirdactuating member to their normal upwardly extended or raised positionrelative to the said top wall of the said closure cap housing.